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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Mar 17;65(10):1042–1050. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.039

Central Illustration. Dietary Salt and Health: Mechanisms Mediating Dietary Salt-Induced Alterations in BP.

Central Illustration

High dietary sodium can potentially exert its influence through various mechanisms to cause an increase in BP through alterations in cardiac output and total peripheral resistance. The change (Δ) in BP varies considerably, even within a given population (as depicted in the distribution). AT1 = angiotensin II receptor, type1; BP = blood pressure.